Sharia Law, Because Why Not?

[Philly]

[Saz]

[exploited]

Automation will certainly take over fast food, as this industry has traditionally been mechanized. However, this ignores the simply massive amount of very profitable independent restaurants that rely upon quality, not price. Not to mention the chains that serve more expensive food. There just isn't a way to mechanize BBQ, or steaks, even pizza is simply awful when it isn't hand-made.

So. Where does that leave us.

Saz is right, but drastically overstating the degree to which this will alter the food industry. Literally all the big trends in food are opposed to the mechanized nature of fast food. Local. Organic. Hand-made. High quality. Not only that, but there is a large amount of backlash against automated services right now.

I could be wrong, but guess what? We still have twenty or more years to go before this supposed revolution. In the meantime, people gotta make a living, or there will be nobody to pay for all these fancy machines.

[gla22]

There will be more mechanization in the service industry but I don't think the losses of jobs will come from the mechanization of processes at places like McDonald's are target. There are already self checkout machines and some number of staff is necessary to prevent theft. The loss of jobs will come with the ascension of online retail. Online retail outlets are more efficient, more convenient and offer better prices. Yes they will eliminate some jobs but hopefully they will also eliminate some of the stucco and asphalt wasteland that characterizes most of the U.S.

[eynon81]

[Saz]

[The Dharma Bum]

thur takin ur jerbs!

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